everyone, This lengthy post on spare parts below took hours to put together from all the suggestions received by you all. I have put this infomation as best as I can in one document so Richard can place it in the"HELP" section with all your comments as well. Thanks for your help in this, some may benefit from it, others don't care perhaps but in case it is needed thanks to you all we have it documented from our experiences.

Thanks a million to you all for your help in this. Now I can go work on my Eagle for a couple of hours and get off this computer. Gary

Thanks very much for all your efforts Gary. I know it is very time consuming to put together something like this. I will move your post to the Help board and post a link to it so htat everyone can find it. Richard

everyone, This lengthy post on spare parts below took hours to put together from all the suggestions received by you all. I have put this infomation as best as I can in one document so Richard can place it in the"HELP" section with all your comments as well. Thanks for your help in this, some may benefit from it, others don't care perhaps but in case it is needed thanks to you all we have it documented from our experiences.

Thanks a million to you all for your help in this. Now I can go work on my Eagle for a couple of hours and get off this computer. Gary

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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a good Reisling in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: WOO HOO, what a ride

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a good Reisling in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: WOO HOO, what a ride

I saw the topic of this discussion and read a little bit of the first post so please excuse me if some of this is redundant.

My list is based upon my experience with actual problems that I have had.

super gluebicycle inner tube or similartwo part putty epoxy (type used for emergency chemical spill)good quality duct tapehose clamps all same so they can be linked and some small onespipe plugs and clamps 1/8"-3/4"teflon tapetool kit (fairly serious here....all wrenches and sockets that your coach needs plus files, taps and dies, special tools etc.)cell phoneservice manualbolt and nut assortment (from 8-24 to 1/2-13) not too many, longer fastners can be shortenedrubber cementsmall lengths of heater hose and parflex, as per what is used on your bus (ex;1/4", 3/4", 1-1/4")hose couplers....cheap plastic couplers for rubber hoses 3/4", 1-1/4" etc.make sure that you have hose clamps for above push on air line connectors... a small assortment...most important are couplersfuel filtersdrive belts....one spare for every one on your bus unless they are not absolutely necessary pipe nipples and reducing bushings 1/8" - 1"12 or 24 volt fuses or breakers50 feet of 10 gage primary wiresmall assortment of smaller gage primary wireassortment of primary wire, crimp on connectors (ring, spade, and butt connectors, 18-10 gage)

prolly more....tired now

most of my kit fits in a box 12"W X 12" D X 24" L

hth,

Tq

PS, this stuff has kept me from being stranded on the side of the road at least a dozen times.

Hey Tim! If you come back here I have a few questions for you! I was looking through your photo album again! First question after all of that insulation just how quiet was the ride in your bus and how many squeaks did you hear? Second and final question what were the dimensions of your side windows and are you satisfied with them! Ok! I slipped in a third question but heck your site is so impressive I can't resist! One absoluted amazing bus!

Torquester, I have just gotten back from looking at your fantastic, great, beautiful conversion work on your Eagle, what great workmanship and terrific ideas. You have to know I enjoyed your albums and only seen about 70% of them so far and right after this post going back to look at them all again. This photo album you have shared with us is a lot of help with making decisions on my Eagle when I get to the fun part like you are now doing.

I hope you do not mind me posting your album address here, it is really informative to "Newbies" in particular to think of ideas and the right way to do the things you need to do. Here is the address to go to: http://members6.clubphoto.com/tim393476/guest-1.phtmltake your time in viewing and enjoy. We are now getting about 4-6 inches of snow and sleet and what a mess it is making. when this happens in SC everything shuts down, there is no school. no paper, no mail, no milk / bread or eggs in any store!!!!? Oh well, I plan to stay inside today, go and look at the rest of Troquesters album and some others I have not viewed in a while but this one just makes my day and I am so envious. Just great workmanship.

I enjoyed the family and wedding photos also and again thanks for sharing all this with us. Here is a view of what is going on in SC right this moment, a real rarity in this area but probably not exciting to those like Buswarrior in Canada and Jim@RVsafety in Col. and others. Gary

Torquester, Do you mind telling us what material it is that you lined your cupboads and baggage bay walls etc. with. The gray material, looks like airline type carpeting or something and where did you purchase it? Looks real nice. Got more albums to relook at . See you. Probably will have more questions also. Sorry!! No I'm not!! I love information. Gary

Gary,looks like you got a pretty heavy frost down there today. LOLRichard

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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a good Reisling in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: WOO HOO, what a ride

Thanks for the kind words. To answer your questions: The material that I used to line the cabinets etc. is called trunk liner and was purchased in Denver from http://www.keystonbros.com/index2.html .

The insulation made a huge difference, zero squeaks, very quiet inside. Before the insulation there were not really any squeaks but the engine could be heard much better, especially the turbo spooling. Now you can't hear what the engine is doing. The side windows are about 54" wide and 36" tall (going from memory here) I like the size. I'd do double pane next time.

Perfect timing Tim, thanks for the info on your windows, I'm sure double pane is the way! One more question if that's possible, on your cafe doors how are your hinges mounted the appear to be concealed? Thanks again!

A trailer would be nice too to haul all that stuff. Ever look in a Greyhound bus to see what they are hauling?? Sure they have newer buses, but still running a bunch of MC-12s. The drivers probally don't treat the buses as good as a proud bus nut. How often do you see a 'hound on the side of the road. Sure it is wise to carry extra belts, spare tire and surely oil and bulbs but I think good service and up keep is the key.

The written list of "suggested spare parts" looks long, it is only a guide to be considered from information suggested by those more experienced at having on the road situations with buses probably older than some of you have. Good maintenance cannot account for things un-forseen in the future from road debris doing undercarriage or engine damage, hitting a dear and not having a head light if needed etc, the list goes on. Las Vegas is full of gamblers, not having any spares is just that but everyone's choice for sure. It is your personal priority list of things you want to travel with and anything extra may be in the way. This "Suggested" information is probably not needed by all and probably appreciated by many. Good Luck. Gary

The bay doors use a stainless steel piano hinge. It is riveted to the edge of the door frame and to the edge of the opening frame. If you look close you can see them from the exterior. The aluminum siding helps them blend in.